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Rainwater Is Now Unsafe To Drink, Even on The Tibetan Plateau & In Antarctica

Rainwater is now unsafe to drink, even on the Tibetan plateau & in Antarctica. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are dangerous compounds that were created by western companies during the 1940s socially

Nikitha Sebastian

August 14, 2022

Activism

Dr. Wangari Maathai – Africa’s First Nobel Laureate And The Mother Of The Green Belt Movemen

It is worth remembering that a similar thing happened when a tribal woman became the first in Africa to get a Nobel Peace Prize in 2004. It was Wangari Muta Maathai from Kenya

Govind Tekale

August 3, 2022

Nature·News

The Habitat Of 26,200 Bornean Orangutans Could Be Lost By 2030s

Borneo is globally significant for biodiversity, but it also has some of the world’s highest deforestation rates. The report by MariaVoigtabc,Hjalmar S.Kühlab, Marc Ancrenazde, David Gaveauf, Erik Meijaard, Truly Santika, Julie Shermani

Enayat Garg

July 28, 2022

Health·Science

Plastic Spheres & Biofilms – Viruses Survive Better & Spread More Around Microplastics

New research by Vanessa Moresco and her team from natural sciences dept at University Of Stirling, UK reveals another reason microplastics are dangerous. The team found that the presence of microplastics increased

Jonathan Santosh

July 24, 2022

News·Science·Water

1.42 Million Lakes Losing Water Globally Due To Evaporation & Rising Temperatures

A vital part of the terrestrial water and energy balance is the evaporative loss from lakes across the world, both natural and man-made. The extent of these water bodies’ evaporation, from its

Nikitha Sebastian

July 21, 2022

Health

Sewage Plastic Waste Can Act Like Faecal Bacteria Bombs

According to the report by Marine Pollution Bulletin, Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are significant sources of plastic waste and with an increasing number of reports, scientists have found plastic waste being discharged

Enayat Garg

July 18, 2022

Health·India

Lancet Report Positions India As World Leader In Deaths Due To Pollution

The Lancet commission has released a new report on the number of deaths due to pollution using data from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2019. The report

Jonathan Santosh

June 16, 2022

Sustainability·Technology

How Are Satellites Helping Mitigate Climate Crisis?

In recent decades, international environmental regimes have arisen to address variety of issues ranging from atmospheric problems like acid rain or the seasonal thinning of the stratospheric ozone layer, marine problems like

Aryaa Gavai

May 29, 2022

Activism

Sunder Lal Bahuguna, The Dawn Of Chipko Movement In India

Our environment consists of five elements of nature – Earth, Water, Light, Wind & Space. In order to live a healthy and long life, we have to keep these elements clean. Trees

Govind Tekale

May 27, 2022

India

Heat Waves in India, A Tipping Point

For India, this past April was the hottest in 122 years and followed the hottest March on record. The heat wave has had critical knock-on effects. Surging electricity demand and stress on

Aryaa Gavai

May 19, 2022